to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to be fated to; be linked by fate
high street; town centre (center)
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
posterity; future life; life to come
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
Japanese company (business, firm)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
engagement; business; affair; use; need